once more, ryan smith. >> reporter: nashville police have a problem.e is a victim of a crime has no memory of what happened to her. surveillance video and interviews have led detectives to suspect rape. but they have no physical proof, no dna and no suspects coming forward with a confession. so what exactly happened inside dorm room 213? four football players, brandon vandenburg, cory batey, "tip" mckenzie, and brandon banks, were alone with the woman for 30 minutes. when you spoke to these four men, did they say a rape had happened? >> no. >> reporter: so they said they were there but nothing happened. >> right. they truly thought, at that time, "they'll never figure this out. as long as we keep together, keep our mouth shut, they'll never figure this out." >> reporter: but a breakthrough is imminent, thanks to an admission by a couple of other players on the team. they've seen video from a cell phone of what took place inside that room. >> what did you see in the video? >> i noticed somebody laying there. >> it looked like a girl just laying on the g

louis and nashville. police say the girl was able to walk to a house to ask for help. she was dazed and stunned, of course. she is expected to be okay. crews found the plane a couple hours later. the pilot and three passengers were all killed. the f.a.a. says the pilot reported engine trouble just before losing contact with air traffic con -- control. >>> people living in california illegally may apply for a state driver's license. a huge crowd stood in line at the dmv. so many people were waiting to turn in applications even after the doors were closed for the day. it took hours to process everyone who was left. critics believe the program was bad for california because they say the new lock compromises public safety and rewards those who are here illegally. they say the program is designed to boost people on the roads. >> everybody will meet the same requirements and the same licensing standards. we know folks are already driving, but we need them to be licensed drivers. >> the dmv expects 1.4 million people to seek a license under this program in the next three year

louis and nashville. police say the girl was able to walk to a house to ask for help. she was dazed and stunned, of course. she is expected to be okay. crews found the plane a couple hours later. the pilot and three passengers were all killed. the f.a.a. says the pilot reported engine trouble just before losing contact with air traffic con -- control. >>> people living in california illegally may apply for a state driver's license. a huge crowd stood in line at the dmv. so many people were waiting to turn in applications even after the doors were closed for the day. it took hours to process everyone who was left. critics believe the program was bad for california because they say the new lock compromises public safety and rewards those who are here illegally. they say the program is designed to boost people on the roads. >> everybody will meet the same requirements and the same licensing standards. we know folks are already driving, but we need them to be licensed drivers. >> the dmv expects 1.4 million people to seek a license under this program in the next three year

louis and nashville. police say the girl was able to walk to a house to ask for help. she was dazed and stunned, of course. she is expected to be okay. crews found the plane a couple hours later. the pilot and three passengers were all killed. the f.a.a. says the pilot reported engine trouble just before losing contact with air traffic con -- control. >>> people living in california illegally may apply for a state driver's license. a huge crowd stood in line at the dmv. so many people were waiting to turn in applications even after the doors were closed for the day. it took hours to process everyone who was left. critics believe the program was bad for california because they say the new lock compromises public safety and rewards those who are here illegally. they say the program is designed to boost people on the roads. >> everybody will meet the same requirements and the same licensing standards. we know folks are already driving, but we need them to be licensed drivers. >> the dmv expects 1.4 million people to seek a license under this program in the next three year

take the metropolitan nashville police department. at a protest in november police handed out hot chocolate and coffee, and the chief decided not to arrest protesters who marched onto the interstate but instead stopped traffic while they held a die-in. now, not everyone in nashville was onboard with that method. last week the chief, steve anderson, made public an e-mail he received from one of his critics and his response. the critic wrote, quote, how long are we going to allow these people to disrupt our city? i have a son who i have raised to respect police officers and other authority figures, but if he comes to me today and asked why are the police allowing this? i wouldn't have a good answer. in response chief anderson offered a hypothetical that the writer was stopped for speeding and let off with a warning rather than a ticket as nashville police do in five cases out of six. as you have suggested, a question may come to you from the back seat, how can i respect the police if they will not enforce the law? take into account, howe

. >> adriana diaz in nashville, illinois. >>> police officer wenjian liu was laid to rest. officers again turned their back on mayor bill de blasio. liu was shot execution style in his patrol car with his partner rafael ramos two weeks ago. >>> and divers scouring the java sea for airasia flight 8501 could have a better effort. at least 34 bodies have been recovered from the water. kris van cleave shows us how relatives of the 162 on board paused to pray one week after the plane went down. >> reporter: 46 members from 14 families from the parish were on board flight 8501 when it crashed. the church's pastor offered grieving relatives encouragement during his sunday sermon. >> one of the tasks we have ahead is to actually care for all of these family members who have been left behind. >> reporter: meanwhile searches located more bodies sunday. so far 34 victims have been found. they also found another large piece of wreckage the fifth. the driving rains and wind are making the task difficult. >> it's about 2 to 4 feet increasing to about 4 to 6 feet when the rainfalls come i

all four were from nashville illinois. police say the name of the 7-year-old passenger is being be held at the request of family. >> people living in california illegally may now apply for a state driver's license. a huge crowd was at the dmv in san jose yesterday. so many people were there to turn in an application, even after the doors were closed for the day it took hours to process everyone left. critics believe the program is bad for california because they say the new program compromises public safety and rewards those here illegally. but the dmv said the program is designed to help safety on the road. >> same licensing standards, we know folks are already driving but we need them to be licensed drivers. >> the dmv expects nearly 1.4 million people to seek a license under this program in the next three years. >>> once undocumented immigrants have their license, new drivers will need to satisfy another state law, getting auto insurance. insurance agents say never have never purchased car insurance so they are setting bilingu

encouraging you have a bunch of police departments and police commissioners standing up and sort of taking a much more conciliatory approach. you have a nashvilletance, the police department served hot chocolate to protesters out there and the police chief criticized for not taking more aggressive approach. he said, you know, we open letter we need to respect protesters. and in pittsburgh the police chief said i think it's direct quote, it is a statistical fact almost a quote, that our brand of policing affects minorities disproportionately. we need to think about that. you have the efforts to reduce tensions and take a less aggressive approach and perhaps we'll see efforts to build on that. >> zach roth continues to follow the story. thank you very much. we'll be keeping a very watchful eye on the news conference set to happen at 3:00 this afternoon here in new york city. >>> search teams off the indonesian coast recovered three more bodies today. that brings the total to 37 now as they search for the wreckage -- attempt to find the wreckage of air asia flight 8501. the director of operations said that five large objects have been detected on

state police identified the victims as a couple from nashville, illinois.d cousin also died in the crash. their 7-year-old daughter survived. friday night a man heard a knock on his door and was stunned to find the little girl outside with blood on her legs and face. >> she had to walk close to three quarters of a mile through woods with downed trees and briers. >> the family was flying from key west florida, in mt. vernon. >> she told me when she got here, she said her mom and dad were dead. >> reporter: that little girl the sole survivor now recovering at a kentucky hospital. john yang nbc news. >> such a remarkable and tragic story. >>> new concerns today about the severity of the flu season. the cdc says many states in the united states have reached epidemic levels and this year's vaccine is not a direct match for the strain spreading right now. our medical contributor joins me now. good morning and happy new year. i got my flu shot and is this reason for alarm here we are talking about january and february considered peak for flu season, so with the in

police say a little girl is the only survivor of a plane crash outside nashville, tennessee.. she was able toxx,i walk to a nearby home and tell the residents she had been in a plane crash. they found the plane itself a few hours later. the pilot and three other passengers on board dead. the faa says they lost contact with the plane shortly after the pilot reported engine problems. >> a thrill ride turned into a harrowing rescue for over fremont street in vegas. a man got stuck upside down on the slotzilla zip line. it left hip danglingçcío@ more than 100 feet above the ground for about a half hour. eventually firefighters were able to rescue him. ride owners say they are still looking into how he got stuck. he was not hurt. >> the fight against ebola can be won this year. that's the message coming from the outgoing chief of the u.n.'s anti-ebola mission. anthony ban bury says they missed the mark in 2014 but now there arez Áenough treatment centers and highly trained teams to isolate patients and safely bury the dead. it has infected more than 20,000 people in west africa an

state police say a 7-year-old girl has survived a small plane crash that killed 4 people. it happened in a rural part of the state between st. louis and nashville. officials say the 7-year-old girl walked away from the wreckage to a nearby home. police say the disoriented girl told rest didn't she had just been in a plane crash. they called 911. authorities found the aircraft couple hours later and confirmed this the pilot and 3 other passengers were killed. the pilot had reported engine problems just before losing contact with air traffic controllers. the girl was taken to a hospital with non-life threatening injuries. >> long lines formed at dmv office did as they began accepting applications from illegal im grant. nearly one and a half million people are expected to apply for a license over the next three years in california. abc 7 news chris winn has more on the rush to sign up. >> for the hundreds of applicant who filled the waiting room off center road there is no line too long to dampen their day. >> pch now i can say yes, i have made it. >>reporter: the scene inside the dmv anything but ordinary. as part of assembly bill 60 undocumented

police and postal workers had no choice but bundle up. in virginia two injured firefighters in sub zero temperatures. in nashville patrols in search of the homeless to help them escape bitter cold. >> all right. it's going to be the coldest night of the year, we'll get you inside if you want. >> reporter: in chicago schools are closed meaning the ymca was open for working parents. >> days like this the ymca is a savior. >> reporter: and in minnesota another blast of wind-driven snow making its way to new england. >> this quick-moving snowstorm will race through the great lakes overnight producing a few inches of snow, even across new england friday morning. and then the lake effect snow kicks back in where some areas could pick up one to two feet. >> reporter: record low temperatures from a chilly 10 in greenwood, mississippi, to 17 in mobile, alabama, breaking a record that has stood since 1886. just 19 degrees in pensacola, 8 in charlotte, 2 below in wheeling, west virginia. here in boston the big chill was clear even if downtown crowds were not.he upper midwest are dealing with blizzard conditions. here in bos

nashville, where they had life-long roots. in los angeles will car fox news. >>> hundreds of people pay their final respects this afternoon to new york city police officer lou's casket today in brooklyn, officer and his partner, rafael ramos killed two weeks ago. shot while sitting inside their cruiser by a man who had been making threats against cops on line. a week ago fellow officers turned their backs on the mayor, when he spoke at officer ramos' funeral service. many of them, accusing the mayor of creating an anti-police atmosphere in the city. after he supported demonstrators protesting the killings of unarmed black men by white police officers. today, the nypd commissioner warned cops not to make political statements. >>> quite a scene, quite an explosion, happened happen in illinois. one person dead, another injured, in that house explosion. firefighters were called to a home in mondoline very little left of the house. see it smoking there. blast so strong it knocked items off of their shelves and walls, the community is devastated. >> it was big, i mean, i have some windows that are blown out, it is loud, loud, just amazing to how quickly a house can

state police identified the victims as marty and kimberly gutzler of nashville, illinois. their 9-year-old daughter and 14-year-old cousin died in the crash. the 7-year-old daughter survived. friday night, a man heard a knock on his door and stunned to find the girl outside with blood on her legs and face. >> she had to walk close to .75 of a mile through woods with downed trees and briars and everything else. she was barefooted. one sock on her foot. >> reporter: the family was flying from key west, florida to mt. vernon illinois in a twin engine plane. they reported engine trouble. >> she said her mom and dad were dead. >> reporter: that little girl the sole survivor now recovering at a kentucky hospital. john yang nbc news. >> remarkable. >> awful on so many levels. she had the wherewithal to get up and walk through the woods to find help at 7 years old. >> the state of shock that keeps you going. kind of blindly. >>> tell you about a major discovery overnight in the java sea as search crews discover two huge pieces of airasia flight 8501. the plane crashed into the wat

nashville, illinois which is from paducah, probably, 110 miles or so. so her family should be here. >> the survivor has been treated at a local hospital for nonlife-threatening injuries and has been released. police are not disclosing her name at this moment. patrick mcmurtrie is on the scene in lyon county kentucky joining me from the woods where the little girl hiked through. visualize for us what this girl had to go through to get help. >> reporter: first, let me set it up for you. she's alone in an overturned plane with her family dead next to her, outside the plane wreckage is a fire. she's got a broken wrist. somehow she manages to pry open that plane and crawl out and this is what she sees if she can see anything. it's the middle of the night, it's dark it's rainy. and this underbrush is so thick, there's oak trees everywhere. there is zero visibility inside these woods. 7-year-old girl wearing shorts a tank top, a blooz r blooddy nose, a broken wrist. navigates her way through a mile of this thick underbrush because she saw a light, a beacon of light. that's mr. wilkins' home. that's the only light in this entire area that was shining and that little girl somehow was able to find that and